Lot Essay
Of the 25-30 impressions of this edition cited by Mongan, Kornfeld & Joachim, eight are, to our knowledge, in public collections.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NORDIC COLLECTION
PAUL GAUGUIN (1848-1903)
L'Univers est créé (The Creation of the Universe), from: NOA NOA
Details
PAUL GAUGUIN (1848-1903)
L'Univers est créé (The Creation of the Universe), from: NOA NOA
woodcut printed in black and cinnamon with pochoir in pale red, 1893-94, on simili-Japan paper, second, final state, from the edition of approximately 25-30 impressions printed by Louis Roy, Paris, 1894, with small margins, time-staining, occasional soft handling creases, otherwise in good condition
Block 205 x 355 mm., Sheet 250 x 398 mm.
L'Univers est créé (The Creation of the Universe), from: NOA NOA
woodcut printed in black and cinnamon with pochoir in pale red, 1893-94, on simili-Japan paper, second, final state, from the edition of approximately 25-30 impressions printed by Louis Roy, Paris, 1894, with small margins, time-staining, occasional soft handling creases, otherwise in good condition
Block 205 x 355 mm., Sheet 250 x 398 mm.
Provenance
Julien Leclercq (1865-1901), Paris; presumably acquired directly from the artist.
Fanny Flodin (1868-1954), Helsinki; by bequest from the above; then by descent to the present owners.
Fanny Flodin (1868-1954), Helsinki; by bequest from the above; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Kornfeld 18.IID
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